DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old man who has two sisters. Recently, I was at my younger sister “Mitzi’s” house, installing some blinds. While there, I received a phone call from my girlfriend. (We have been together nine months, after my wife passed last year.) My girlfriend and I were discussing finances, including the topic of my older sister, “Carolyn,” …
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Sitting in the lobby of the auto body shop waiting for a repair estimate, I realized I’d forgotten my earbuds. Normally, that’s not a major issue, but I was talking to my phone. And I wasn’t talking to another person. I was talking to ChatGPT. It felt as embarrassing as asking Siri a question from across the room or joining …
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In the context of the Ford Mustang GTD, a carbon fiber aesthetics package is clinically uninteresting. I mean, this is a street-legal racecar made by Multimatic; it has an inboard rear suspension that you can see through plexiglass; it has a ridiculous 815-horsepower, supercharged 5.2-liter V8; it can lap the Nürburgring in well under 7 minutes; its wing is enormous … …
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The web is awash with rumours about Sony pulling the plug on Fairgames. For those of you who haven’t been following this game – and, frankly, we don’t blame you if you haven’t – this is the anti-billionaire co-op shooter from Canadian developer Haven Studio, which was founded by Jade Raymond and purchased by PlayStation a few years ago. Of …
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Don’t miss the deadline — you need Microsoft’s free security update before Windows 10 stops receiving support Tom’s Guide Windows 10’s Extended Updates Just Got Cheaper — But You’ll Need to Sign In With a Microsoft Account Windows Central Been worrying about how you get extended updates for Windows 10? Fear not, Microsoft’s latest patch makes support to October 2026 available for …
Read More »Live updates: Trump, Putin don’t reach cease-fire on Ukraine during Alaska summit The Washington Post Live updates: Trump meets Putin in Alaska for Ukraine talks BBC At Trump’s Summit, No Deal on Ukraine, and No Consequence for Putin The New York Times Trump says no Ukraine peace deal with Putin as Alaska meeting closes NBC News No Ukraine ceasefire but a PR victory for …
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For most Americans, we just lived through the highest period of inflation in our lives. And we are reminded of this every time we go grocery shopping. All over TikTok, tons of people have posted videos of how little they got for … $20. $40. $100. Most upsetting to us: an $8 box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Food prices are …
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Topline The moon will this Saturday, Aug. 17, join a “planet parade” building in the morning sky. As it does so, it will brush past the Pleiades, a sparkling open cluster of stars that’s best known for dominating the winter night sky. Best seen about an hour before sunrise, bright planets Venus and Jupiter will continue to dominate in the …
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Traumatic brain injuries vary in severity from mild to life-threatening, but neurologists have limited tools to assess the damage. While examinations and external imaging can help, neural probes — devices that create brain-computer interfaces — are even better. The problem? They are made of rigid materials that scar the brain. Axoft, a startup launched out of Harvard in 2021, is …
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The moon will sweep close to the Pleiades open star cluster in the early morning hours of Aug. 16-17, with the ice giant Uranus lurking unseen nearby. Look to the eastern horizon an hour after midnight on Aug. 16 to see the half-lit lunar disk — which hits its third quarter phase at 1:12 a.m. EDT (0512 GMT) — roughly …
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